Spectacle cleaning tissue booklet



Aug. 3, 1943. H. T. SNYDER SPECTACLE CLEANING TISSUE BOOKLET Filed May 29, 1941 INVENTOR Hera/a Z'Snyder ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 3, 1943 SPECTACLE CLEANING TISSUE BOOKLET Herald '1. Snyder, Seattle, Wash., assignor to Tom W. Holman, as trustee Application May 29, 1941, Serial No. 395,816

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a spectacle cleaning tissue containing booklet or pad. More particularly, my invention relates to a booklet containing a plurality of spectacle cleaning tissues in superposed relation in a booklet of a construction that a tissue is readily available for cleaning spectacles.

A common practice for parties who wear spectacles is to carry cleaning cloths, as handkerchiefs or the like. However, such prior practice has a serious disadvantage in that the fuzz from the cloth tends to adhere to the spectaclesthus rendering cleaning diflicult or impossible.

Furthermore, the use of cleaning cloths inherently provides for a cloth that is carried in a pocket or in a purse and which picks up the dirt or small particles which may be in ones pocket or in ones purse.

Furthermore, the use of cleaning cloths has a tendency to rub against a lens particles, such as hard gritty particles, which are often present in ones pocket or purse. These particles tend to scratch the lens and otherwise render the spectacles unfit for use.

Optical stores have generally recognized the desirability of cleaning tissues for use in cleaning spectacles as distinguished from a cloth. In other words, it has been demonstrated that if the cleaning tissue may be used only once and a clean surface presented for such use that the most complete cleaning of the spectacles or glasses is obtained.

It is an object of my invention to provide a booklet of a size which will contain tissues of a convenient size so that a plurality of tissues may be carried by a person so that spectacles may be cleaned when desired.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a tissue folded in a form so that'a clean surface is available for cleaning the spectacles.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a tissue containing booklet so that the tissues are arranged in a pack in superposed relation so that one of the tissues may be made readily available for use by merely blowing against the top tissue of the pack.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a tissue in a form where the top member may be madeavailable-by blowing so that the blowing will function for two purposes, viz., to unfold the top tissue and make the same readily available and second to remove any paper dust" which may adhere to the tissues from the manufacturing process.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a booklet in a form which has a sealing means so that the booklet may be locked closed or readily opened, and this in an economical form.

The above mentioned general objects of my invention, together with others inherent in the same are attained by the device illustrated in the following drawing, the same being a preferred exemplary form of embodiment of my invention, throughout which drawing like reference numerals indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a booklet embodying my invention with the cover of the booklet locked in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view with the top cover member open and showing by arrows the direction of the air to open the tissues;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the top sheet of the cleaning tissue blown to unfolded position;

Fig. 4 is an end view showing the off-set relation between the notches in the top and bottom cover members;

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4 showing the top and bottom cover members in inter-locked position, similar to the position shown in Figure 1; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing the folding arrangement of the tissues in the booklet.

Top and bottom cover members In and H are provided with a plurality of cleaning tissues therebetween. The cleaning tissues comprise the bottom fold l2 and the shorter top fold l3. Said tissues are provided with the free end of the bottom fold l2 secured between the bottom cover member I I and the top cover member ID. Staples I6 secure the cover members and the free ends of the bottom folds of the various cleaning tissues in booklet form.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 4 and 5 a notch I4 is provided in the top cover member ID and a notch I5 is provided in the bottom cover member I I. The notches l4 and I5 are in olfset relation so that when the booklet is unlocked the notches l4 and I5 will be as they appear in Fig. 4. By twisting the bottom cover member H and the top cover member Ill at the juncture of said notches, the olT-set relation of the notches l4 and 15 will serve to provide a locking device for the device so that the edges will appear as shown in Figure 1 or Fig. 5.

Atop fold l3 of each tissue is shorter than the bottom fold l2. This provides for the top fold l3 being in spaced relation to the staples l6 and being free therefrom. By such provision one may blow in the direction of the arrows I! in Fig. 2 and the top fold E3 of the cleaning tissue will assume the position shown in Fig. 3. By blowing to open up or unfold a tissue, I am able to accomplish two purposes. First the type of tissue which is most desirable for use in cleaning glasses or spectacles has a tendency for the two surfaces to adhere together. By my invention one is able to open a tissue readily, by blowing, which will thus serve to open a tissue and at the same time tend to blow ofi any paper dust" which is present by reason of the manufacturing process of paper. In the cleaning of spectacles it is to be remembered that normally a person places the cleaning tissue between the thumb and the next finger and by a rubbing, rotating action the spectacles are cleaned. In other words, the portion of the cleaning tissue that is used in each cleaning operation is relatively small. Therefore, there is a great wastage unless the cleaning tissues are of a size which will be used in one operation. Also the size of the booklet containing the cleaning tissues should be such as to permit convenient carrying in ones pocket or purse so that the device will not become lost, or misplaced. With such conditions in mind I have found that the booklet may have a size such as one and three-quarters inches by three and onequarter inches and meet the convenience of the user and without wastage of paper.

The booklet of my invention containing cleaning tissues may be economically manufactured and without requiring special tools or devices therefor.

The top cover member in, and the bottom cover member ii may be made of any suitable heavy paper to serve as covers. Also the staples it may be any of the usual staples, as the common metal staples used for fastening a plurality of sheets of paper together. The tissues 12-43 may be any of the commercially available cleaning tissues which are sold under any trade-names as Kleenex. The fold ii! of the cleaning tissue is longer than the fold I3 so that the shorter fold 83, which is the top fold, will not be fastened and may be unfolded by blowing, as indicated by the arrows l? in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

The front and back cover members ill and H will well serve as carriers of advertising medium so that a method of merchandizing devices embodying my invention is to permit the advertiser to pay for the booklet and distribute the booklet free, similar to the present day method of distributing booklets of matches.

In my invention I have thus provided for a cleaning tissue of a size which is suitable for one cleaning operation of the glasses. Furthermore I have provided a tissue which has one fold to keep the cleaning surface clean and which may be readily unfolded, as by blowing, and a clean surface will be presented for each cleaning operation, even though the user may carry the booklet in his pocket or her pocketbook and the dirt, dust or grit which is often there present will not affect the cleaning tissue or soil the surface which is to be used in the cleaning operation. I have also provided for using the same act of blowing to remove paper dust which may be present in the tissue because of the manufacture thereof.

Furthermore. I have provided an economical locking device by reason of the two off-set notches it and it.

Obviously, changes may be made in the form, dimensions and arrangements of the parts of my invention without departing from the principle thereof, the above setting forth only a preferred form of embodiment.

I claim:

A spectacle cleaning tissue booklet cc.nprising a bottom cover member; a plurality of cleaning tissues in superposed relation and of a length less than said cover member; a top cover member matching said bottom cover member; staple devices extending through said bottom cover member, the said tissues, and said top cover member; and a locking means in the free ends of said top and bottom cover members comprising a notch member in said top member and a parallel closely adjacent and off-set notch in said bottom member, said oiT-set notches movable into and out of interlocking relation and when in interlocked relation held there by the resistance to lateral displacement of said cover members.

HERAIJ) T. SNYDER. 

